Immigration Reform

Activists in Colorado prepare for the April 5th National Day of Action to stop deportation. According to AFSC's Jennifer Piper, keeping up the pressure is the only way to get results “The President has the power to respond to the legal petition we turned in to his Administration in February that he suspend deportations."

Which half of me will you deport? A sign carried by a child whose father is undocumented.

This evening, October 17th, a group of undocumented immigrants and allies sat down in front of the offices of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in San Francisco, blocking a bus loaded with people being deported. It is one of a whole series of actions taken in Arizona and other border states to stop the deportation business as usual and to call u

Join in the National Day of Action for Immgration Reform Now! Gather on the grass across from the Providence Mall for a rally at 3pm. We will then march to the Renaissance Hotel, where workers are pushing for better treatment and pay from a company given huge tax breaks by the city of Providence and on to Gloria Dei Lutheran Church (15 Hayes St).

The public forum will begin at the church at 4pm. Speakers will address comprehensive immigration reform as well as related state level issues. Elected officials have been invited to attend.

Opening the elevator door to the Immigrant Rights Program office on May 24 was both an action and a metaphor – members of the “Opening the Door of Hope” Caravan were there for a lunch meeting. The caravan started in Mexico and has been traveling in the U.S. to raise awareness of immigration issues, especially the dangers immigrants face.

Ghaisha came to the U.S. from Niger seeking asylum. Now a U.S. citizen and member of the Greensboro, N.C. community, she shares the story of a friend who was denied an organ transplant because he is undocumented.

Rally in Concord, N.H. to support humane immigration policies, including a reasonable roadmap to citizenship, fair treatment for all workers, and an end to deportations, with speakers from the faith, labor, and immigrant communities.

Who we are

AFSC is a Quaker organization devoted to service, development, and peace programs throughout the world. Our work is based on the belief in the worth of every person, and faith in the power of love to overcome violence and injustice. Learn more

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